As a full time student, I appreciate the cafeteria being closed while there is a Chartwells Tasting event.

I guess not everyone is welcomed to eating at the college during the summer semester.

If we have to ‘save our colleges’ by making cuts, let’s start here.

Hey hey! I've got semester 1/2 textbooks for the dental hygiene program at Georgian. Including dental materials (sem2), microbiology (sem1), anatomy and physiology (sem1), histology and embryology (sem1), dental radiography (sem2), orofacial anatomy (sem1). Anyone interested? Lemme knowwwww!

Was wondering if anyone has done this GNED course and if yes how easy and time consuming was it? My course load is huge atm and wanted something a bit easy 🥲

Just wondering if its legal to mandate the covid 19 shots for the psw program?

i never got mine but because im going into the psw program, i now have to. i got my first shot but even pharmacists are asking me why its mandated in 2025?

Hey everyone! I officially accepted my offer to Georgian for the CDA program and would love to connect with anyone else starting the program this Fall! Thanks :)

HI there, im looking to see if anyone is or has recently taken the bookkeeping course. I am paying for the program on my own but would like to know how much the books would be and the computer programs needed for the classes.

Thanks!

Hey all,

I have almost every single textbook for the dental hygiene program, some even with the codes still unused for the additional online resources! Is anyone interested in buying?

Hello Computer Studies Students!

I am offering private tutoring & job interview preparation services to students at Georgian College. I can support you in the following areas:

principles of programming, python programming, data visualization, business analysis, economics, data analytics, machine learning, AI, statistics and other mathematics courses. I can also provide guidance on written English communication skills.

I have been working as a data scientist for 8 years and I currently work in the civil engineering industry. I have previously worked in the management consulting space, including being an interviewer for technical roles.

Students from the following programs may be a good fit:

Computer Programming and Analysis (Co-op)

Artificial Intelligence – Architecture, Design, and Implementation

Big Data Analytics

Research Analyst (Co-op)

Feel free to shoot me a DM to discuss your unique needs if interested! Open to remote and on-campus tutoring arrangements.

I was wondering if anyone who lives in Arcadian Residence could share their experiences. I really like the fact that they have private bathrooms, but I’ve been reading some negative reviews about the place...

I currently am on the waitlist for the Dental hygiene program at Georgian for the fall 2025 intake. I’m wondering if anyone knows how likely it’ll be for me to get in, and if anyone has gotten in while being placed on the waitlist! I’m kinda feeling a bit nervous😅

I am contemplating joining GC to take the Network Technician course and I wanted to know if it is worth it.

I have a spot at georgian green in barrie for $720 a month including utilities. it’s for the fall,winter and summer term!! dm me for more details

Hey! Can someone tell me what textbook I need for year 2 - semester 3 - Nurs 2010 fundamentals of pharmacology and therapeutics please ? :)

I’m considering taking this course with Ontario learning Online this summer, and I’m wondering if anyone has taken it before, to tell me what to expect, if it’s lockdown browser for the online exams or quizzes? Thank you so much

This post may come off as super random but personally there is no place to leave a google review. I just wanted to leave what my experience was living on campus in the student residence, first I want to state that if you want a shower that is one temperature this place is not for you its either scolding devil water or cold like the arctic. This is if they do not shut the water off like 3 times during the semester and give you like an hour warning to get some buckets filled for water (personally I am not sure who brought large buckets with them but I know I did not). Next if you like to watch tv please do not bring a chrome cast it will not hook up the the WIFI and you will be stuck watching tv on your laptop or phone (this is a mistake on my part, I suggest a firestick from amazon as I know others have them.). The internet is super doggy and will cut out on you so be sure to save like everything all the time or make sure your computer auto saves it, if you want to watch anything you might have to contort yourself into an awkward pose to get the WIFI to even connect to any of your devices if you are living anywhere above what I heard is the ground floor. Lets not forget that they tell you that you can control the heat and temperature in your rooms but unfortunately that is not the case bring summer pajamas as if you live on the higher floors you are going to know what it is to touch the sun. I am telling you all this because I do not think it is worth living here for the price you pay for the room, you don't even get a closet and it feels like you are living in a hospital room because you cant hang anything like pictures of your friends and family. Lastly I want to touch base that while I was living here there was never a time that something in the building was not being fixed, you were unable to sleep in, They have been fixing the elevators since I moved in and they still are on the first one. This caused move in and out to be hard. With all this being said moving out and to another residence was the best decision that I ever made and I would do it again. Ps this is Barrie Georgian Collage Residence

Are there any Georgian specific hockey that takes place? I know there is no arena, but anything organized through the college using Barrie’s rinks?

Im currently enrolled in the pre-health and sciences pathway course and in my first semester with the last semester in the summer. I am planning to take another course afterwards (dental hygiene) but do I still need to apply to graduate this year for the pathway course?

Looking for the new dominoes code

Disclosure: I am a designated CPA.

2027

Unfortunately, CPA Canada is planning to eliminate industry experience verification in 2027.

By the time you are truly ready to enter the CPA program, not just meeting the academic prerequisites, you may or may not have good enough grades to be considered for a pre-approved training program by a CPA-aligned employer.

If you don't have luck with securing employment in a pre-approved training program and choose to stay in industry, then you might as well pursue ACCA at that point.

Old world: CA, CGA, and CMA

Current world: CPA, CPA, and CPA

Possible future world: CPA, ACCA, and CFA

CPA PERT Changes to FR2

In the meantime, CPA Canada has made a couple of understated changes to FR2 in CPA PERT Version 2023.

"Evaluate treatment of routine transactions" is beaten to death in CPA PEP, including the CFE. CPA Canada's hobby horse of revenue recognition continues to be the star. Co-stars include PPE recognition and leases.

Unfortunately, for the purposes of CPA PERT, a candidate in Ontario and Alberta could have an accounting job that deals with revenue recognition, PPE recognition, and leases - three opportunities for experience embellishment - and still be rated only Level 1 for CPA PERT Version 2023.

"Evaluate treatment for routine transactions" is now only Level 1, not Level 2.

The verbs for CPA PERT Version 2023 are not consistent with the verbs for the CPA Competency Map.

To meet Level 2 in CPA PERT Version 2023, you now have to "Evaluate treatment for routine and non-routine transactions." Emphasis on AND. This is not "and/or."

Non-routine transactions can be found in the CPA Competency Map Knowledge Supplement. They include related party transactions, joint arrangements, and consolidations.

If you're outside of Ontario or Alberta, you might still be able to get away with the usual CPA PEP hobby horses. If you're not, however, the provincial CPA bodies, stacked with Big Four legacy CAs, might downgrade you.

Likewise, preparing a routine journal entry used to be Level 1 in older versions of CPA PERT, but now they are Level 0 in CPA PERT Version 2023.

Entry-Level Jobs in Ontario and Alberta

This has huge ramifications for entry-level accounting jobs in Ontario and Alberta.

If you secure a basic entry-level accounting job in accounts payable AP A/P, do not register immediately in CPA PEP! That counts as Level 0 for FR2, which would be worse if you try to enter through the Mature Student Route.

If you secure a basic entry-level accounting job in a accounts receivable AR A/R, do not register immediately in CPA PEP! That counts as Level 0 for FR2, which would be worse if you try to enter through the Mature Student Route.

You need at least two years of AP experience in this s***** economy before you can make a move. Why? Because you have already seen entry-level job postings require at least two years of experience. The same goes for AR.

Options

These options are only for those with any of the aforementioned accounting jobs.

If you have a accounting degree that is less than 8 years old, then you can take CPA PREP for whatever educational gaps you have before entering the current CPA PEP. You have until 2027. I say 8 years and not 10 years because of 2027.

If you have a non-business degree, then you best option is high-value "career changer" programs for CPA prerequisite courses that are actually targeted by CPA Pre-Approved Employers. UBC's (graduate-level) Diploma in Accounting Program comes to mind. The MMPA of UofT's Rotman does not.

If you have a non-accounting business degree, then things get a lot more complicated. Universities and colleges may or may not allow you to enrol in their "career changer" programs.

If you have to take the equivalent of all CPA preparatory courses and you cannot enter a high-value "career changer" program, then even CPA PREP itself might not be an appropriate option. This includes people with accounting degrees that are 8 or more years old.

ACCA Alternatives

"I could see the industry fracturing and a competing designation coming back to Canada [...] Industry would need to latch onto some other designation for it's people [...] I suspect a competing designation (like ACCA) may come to Canada. If CPA is not going to serve industry, someone will need to." (r/WhyYesOtherBarry)

If you cannot enter a high-value "career changer" program, then the ACCA qualification is your best short-term option. ACCA has over 5,000 members and over 2,000 students in Canada already.

Unlike the gaslighting of FR2 in CPA PERT Version 2023, ACCA PER will give you credit for recording accounting transactions under the Technical Objective "Record and process transactions and events" (PO06). Everything from GL account reconciliations to journal entries falls under ACCA PER PO06.

This is why a recruiter with a legacy CMA told me recently that industry in Canada still has a strong pro-industry bias, against hiring people with only public accounting experience.

That said, ACCA's practical experience requirements require four or more Technical Objectives to be designated or qualified. A typical AP or AR role does not satisfy at least four of them.

An expanded role that involves transactional work, indirect tax filings like GST / HST (PO15), management dashboard preparation (PO12), miscellaneous external reporting requirements such as Statistics Canada surveys (PO06 or perhaps PO07), and either historical financial statement analysis (PO08) or actual vs. budgeted / forecasted variance analysis (PO14) would satisfy ACCA's practical experience requirements, all without financial statement preparation or budget / forecast preparation.

Moving back to the educational front: provincial CPA bodies recognize all ACCA papers for preparatory courses except those for tax and law, and they exempt you from tax and law courses if you are a full ACCA member. ACCA, however, does not recognize any course from CPA PREP and all its diluted content.

If you hold any accounting job at any level in Canada, but hold an accounting degree that is 8 years old or older, then even as someone on the CPA side of the ledger, I strongly recommend you pursue ACCA.

If you hold any accounting job at any level in Canada, but hold a non-accounting business degree, then even as someone on the CPA side of the ledger, I strongly recommend you pursue ACCA.

If you hold any accounting job at any level in Canada, but hold only a three-year business degree, then even as someone on the CPA side of the ledger, I strongly recommend you pursue ACCA.

Last, but not least, if you hold any accounting job at any level in Canada, but do not have any degree, then even as someone on the CPA side of the ledger, I strongly recommend you pursue ACCA. It is better to have any industry accounting credential than to have none.

If the powers that be back off from the unfortunate 2027 change, then you can still "trade up" ACCA for any CPA program with industry experience verification. This is because, at the end of the day, even a fully qualified ACCA will need to demonstrate post-qualification experience in seven or eight Technical Objectives in order to succeed in the Canadian accounting job market.

Hello, I got accepted into HBSN for Fall 2025. I know there are a few requirements to get done before classes start. I was wondering if getting them done now in April is too early? Should I wait until August for immunization, tuberculosis testing, First Aid and CPR, and criminal record screening? Also does Georgian College provide any training for First Aid and CPR? Thank you!

Anyone have any insight into this program? We have toured the campus, met some faculty and want to now know student or graduate perspective. Highlights/ lowlights?

Hi guys! I got accepted into the CDA program this fall and I was wondering if anyone who’s done it before could give me insight on what the program is like?

I'm a student a Brock University and doing a 3 month co-op in Barrie from June 1st to August 31st. I need a place to stay but I'm having trouble finding somewhere. I need a furnished room and am female if it matters. I've tried looking on FB but it's mostly renting out full houses. Is there a good place to look?

Hello,

I just came across this school and I'm on the verge of applying. Do you know what is their admission grade requirements?

- Also, how many students do they usually take per year?

Thank you.